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As patterns go, stripes aren’t exactly avant-garde—in fact, they’re one of the oldest accents in the book. If you were to step out in, say, a striped Oxford shirt, a Euro-leaning Breton tee, a preppy repp tie, or a classic seersucker suit, absolutely nobody would be able to accuse you of trying to make any kind of radical fashion statement.
And yet, many guys live in fear of these fine lines. Perhaps it’s because a stripe naturally draws the eye. Or because they’ve heard that horizontal…
